Debora Yost, former editor-in-chief of Prevention Magazine Health Books, has authored, edited or contributed to more than 100 health books. Her most recent book is The Complete Guide to Natural Cures. Her email is deborayost@verizon.net.
Chalk up another one for the healthy benefits of wine. Women who drink wine every day have a more satisfying sex life than teetotallers, according to a new study. Or at least it’s so for Italian women. The...
Practicing yoga leads to mindful eating, and people who eat mindfully are slimmer. So says a new study reported in the August issue of the Journal of the American Dietetic Association. The study, conducted by researchers at Fred Hutchinson Cancer...
Which nutrients are best for promoting health and which ones are a waste of money are often difficult to pinpoint, even for the most informed experts, because studies are often conflicting and, yes, can even be biased at times. However...
Montauk’s trendy Surf Lodge Hotel, now in its second season, has extended its active lifestyle theme right to the in-room mini-fridge. The hotel hired Los Angeles nutrition expert Ashley Koff to fill the mini-fridge in...
Breyers has come up with a fun way to push its new line of low-fat ice cream with two webisodes starring 30 Rock’s Emmy-nominated star Jane Krakowski and a special sweepstakes that will give a lucky...
More than 200 varieties of fruits and vegetables contain phytonutrients that have been found to resist cancer on a variety of levels – from blocking cells from forming cancerous tumors, to suppressing tumor growth, to helping stop the disease...
Of all the meals I’ve made for guests over the past 20 years, I get a request for this spicy dry rub recipe every time I use it. I use it practically daily during the summer, because it...
Nourishing Hope for Autism, a holistic book that promotes diet as an effective way to help reduce the symptoms of autism, has been named the Most Progressive Health Book of 2009 as part of the Independent Publishers Book Awards...
There is no such thing as a healthy tan, say doctors, and there is no such thing as tanning safely. But it doesn’t stop hordes of people from going to the beach each weekend to bask and...
Memorial Day weekend is the official start of barbecue season and along with it, most likely, will come the usual dire warning that grilling can cause cancer. How’s that for a fun stopper! It’s a...